EAGLE. No longer free to live in peace and victims of curious people intent on filming their season of love with photos and videos. That’s what’s happening to the bears in the Abruzzo Lazio and Molise National Park where the entity that manages one of the most important protected green areas had to close the path That brings dozens of hikers to film the bears in love.
The Park itself announced the temporary closure of the F10 path for the protection of the Marsican brown bear. he waited before adopting such a measure because it was believed that, after so much talk about disturbance and responsibility towards the Marsican brown bear, things would go differently.
Unfortunately, a very similar modus operandi to that of previous years was observed: large groups of people on a stakeout practically every day, often accompanied by guides who after a few hours, or at most a few days later, post videos – where among other things it is possible to recognize the place quite easily – of bears that are encountered during the loves, one of the most delicate ever.
After a few days, testimonies of chats between frequenters of the area were also received, where timely information on the times and locations in which to see the bears mating was given (off authorized paths). Many people, accompanied or unaccompanied, went up before dawn, also violating the regulations on tourist use.
“We believe – explains the Park – that seeing many videos of bears, like those posted in recent days and also filmed by various newspapers, is certainly very exciting. However, we do not understand how, while the competition to see more and better bears than others heats up, no one is worried about the annoyance, interference and disturbance caused to these splendid and unique wild animals.”.
